Chronicle fileA group of approximately 100 people with the group Occupy Muskegon leave Hackley Park on a march to Huntington Bank, Muskegon Lakeshore Chamber of Commerce and Heritage Landing after gathering for the first time Oct. 15.

MUSKEGON — Occupy Muskegon, a small group that followed a movement that began with Occupy Wall Street, is set to host a fundraiser 7 p.m. to midnight Friday at Dreamers Blues Bar, 978 Pine.

The money will be raised through donations and used for expenses at the “occupation site” and to produce handouts for outreach. The event is free and open to the public.

Plans for the event include music by John Paul Hume and friends, a pot luck, various speakers and poetry readings.

Occupy Muskegon is protesting social and economic inequality, corporate greed and the influence of corporate money and lobbyists on government. Some members of the group have been camping at the “occupation site” at the corner of Sixth and Clay, private property owned by former Muskegon City Commissioner Scott Sieradzki.